Verity Rushworth and Ben Freeman are dating, marking a second off-screen romance for Emmerdale.
The Sunday Mirror reports that the pair are seeing each other secretly, but that the relationship is blossoming.
A source said Freeman – who plays Scott Windsor, Rushworth's character's on-screen half-sister – described her as a "real beauty."
"Verity and Ben have been getting very close. He thinks she is mature for her age," continued the insider. "Ben knows he's got a reputation as a womaniser - and thinks Verity is just the sort of girl he needs to be dating. And Verity has seen a charming, funny side to Ben.""
Meanwhile, Emily Symons (barmaid Louise Appleton) has got together with Matt Healy (Matthew King) after her marriage to millionaire businessman Lorenzo Smith collapsed.